KR20010083679A - Vending machine and method for providing multimedia files - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device and method for providing multimedia data is provided to satisfy a user's various desire by enlarging a scope of requesting data to a music, a picture, a film, a character, and personal data of other persons etc. CONSTITUTION: A terminal device(110) is constructed by a vending machine form or a personal computer for performing a user wanted work. A user inputs designated information and transmits to a server(120) and receives multi media data being transmitted from the server(120) and displays the data on a monitor. The server(120) receives the user's designated information being transmitted through a communication network in the terminal device(110) and extracts multi media data corresponded to the receiving information by searching a storing device(130), and transmits the extracted multi media data to the terminal device(110). The server(120) receives the multi media data being transmitted through an input device(140) and stores the data in a storing device(130). The storing device(130) stores multi media data as a music, a picture, a film, and a character etc. The input device(140) inputs multi media data being created by an external multi media data provider and transmits the data to the server(120).

Description

Vending machine and method for providing multimedia files

The present invention relates to a vending machine and a method for providing multimedia data to a desired user through a terminal device connected to a communication network.

As the times evolved and changed, the preferences of users of information and materials varied. Therefore, the uniform product does not meet the needs of users with different preferences.

As technology advances and communication networks become faster, many devices have been developed to allow the users to organize information according to their requirements.

One of these flows is a device that allows a user to select a desired music and configure it into a compact disk. The device is provided in a vending machine format, which includes a monitor, keyboard, output outlet, and the like.

When the user inputs a certain amount of money, a certain level of menu is displayed on the monitor together with a message that the operation can be performed.

Thereafter, by operating a keyboard, a menu displayed on a monitor may be designated to collect only data desired by a user.

When the operation is completed, the device extracts the data desired by the user from the storage device and configures it into a bundle.

Thereafter, the data composed of one bundle is stored in a compact disk and provided to the user.

Currently, the list that can be provided as the Compact Disk may be a variety of songs, pop songs, nursery rhymes, classical music, Korean traditional music, etc., and the storage device may be located in the device or remotely connected through a communication network.

However, the conventional vending machine is unable to satisfy the various needs of the user because the range of data that can be requested by the user is limited to music only.

In addition, there is a problem that the range of data that the user can request is also limited to the data stored in the storage device.

In addition, when outputting the data requested by the user using a conventional apparatus, it can be stored only in a storage device such as a compact disk, which causes a problem that the use range of the data is limited.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to expand the range of materials that can be requested by the user to music, pictures, images, masterpieces, characters, personal data possessed by others, and the like to provide multimedia materials that can satisfy various needs of the user. It is to provide an apparatus and method for providing.

In addition, the range of data that can be requested by the user is not limited to the data stored in the storage device, but a web browser is installed in the terminal device to select any data desired by the user in the Internet space, for example. It is to provide an apparatus and method for providing this possible multimedia material.

In addition, even if the user requests the output of the data (sticker), postcards, badges, stationery, CD cases, electronic files, diskettes, compact disk (Compact Disk), etc. can be output to limit the method of using the data It is to provide an apparatus and method for providing a multimedia material.

1 is a view showing a configuration for providing a multimedia material using a communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view showing the configuration of a vending machine for providing multimedia data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a multimedia material to a desired user through a communication network, comprising: a terminal device for inputting and transmitting the user specified information; A storage unit for storing the multimedia data; After receiving the transmitted designation information, the storage unit provides a device for providing a multimedia material, characterized in that it comprises a server for retrieving the multimedia data corresponding to the designation information to the terminal device of the user; do.

The terminal device includes not only a vending machine but also a user's personal computer connected to a communication network.

In addition, it can be configured to include an input device for inputting the multimedia data.

In addition, the terminal device for inputting and transmitting the user-specified information may be input including at least one of a monitor, a keyboard, a scanner, a disk driver, a compact disk driver, and an image input camera.

In addition, the terminal device for inputting and transmitting the user specified information, characterized in that the terminal device has a built-in web browser (Web browser) capable of searching at least one of the Internet, intranet, FTP.

In addition, the terminal device for inputting and transmitting the designated information of the user may include at least one of a sticker, a postcard, a badge, a letter, a CD case, an electronic file, a diskette, and a compact disk. It is characterized by.

According to another aspect of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing multimedia material to a desired user through a communication network, the method comprising: transmitting the user's designated information to a server; Receiving the transmitted designation information at the server; retrieving a multimedia material corresponding to the designation information from a storage unit; Transmitting the retrieved multimedia data to a terminal device of a user; Provided is a method for providing multimedia material comprising displaying the received multimedia material on a monitor.

In addition, receiving an input method selected by the user; And displaying a menu corresponding to the selected input method on a monitor.

In addition, the step of inputting multimedia data to the input device; Transmitting the input multimedia data to the server through a communication network; The method may further include storing the received multimedia data in the storage unit.

In addition, receiving the output method is selected by the user; The method may further include outputting the multimedia data by the selected output method.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method for paying a fee for a user to receive a multimedia material through a communication network, the method of granting a fee in proportion to the service usage time of the user, the designated grade of the multimedia material At least one of a method of granting a differential fee according to the user, a method of granting a rate proportionally to the number of downloads of the multimedia material by the user, and a method of granting a fee to vary according to the number of downloads of the plurality of users of the multimedia material. Provided is a method for providing a multimedia material characterized by using one.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in a method for providing a benefit to a creator of multimedia data inputting and transmitting multimedia data through a communication network, the method of granting a benefit in proportion to the number of multimedia data, Multimedia materials, characterized in that using at least one of the method of granting the differential benefits according to the specified grade, the method of granting benefits by varying the number of downloads of the multimedia material, the method of incorporating the method to grant benefits. A method of feeding is provided.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing a configuration for providing a multimedia material using a communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, terminal devices 110a, 110b,..., 110n are hereinafter referred to as 110, a server 120, a storage device 130, and an input device 140.

The terminal device 110 is configured in the form of a vending machine or a personal computer of a user for performing a task desired by the user, and inputs the user-specified information to the server 120, and in the server 120 The multimedia data to be transmitted is received and displayed on the monitor 230.

The terminal device will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 2.

The server 120 receives the user's designation information transmitted from the terminal device 110 through a communication network, searches for and extracts the multimedia data corresponding to the received information from the storage device 130, and extracts the extracted information. The multimedia data is transmitted to the terminal device 120.

In addition, the server 120 receives the multimedia data transmitted through the input device 140 and stores it in the storage device 130.

The storage device 130 is a means for storing multimedia data such as music, pictures, images, masterpieces, and characters. In addition, it stores the multimedia data input and transmitted by the input device 140.

The input device 140 is a device for inputting and transmitting the multimedia data created by an external multimedia data provider to the server 120.

2 is a view showing the configuration of a vending machine for providing multimedia data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, a coin inlet 210, a card inlet 220, a monitor 230, a keyboard 240, a scanner operation button 250, a scanner 260, a driver 270, and an image input camera 280. ), The output outlet 290, the input port 300, and the transceiver 310.

The description of the device will be described in detail later, including a description of each operation.

In order to drive the device, the user must first make a certain amount of financial compensation in operating the vending machine 200.

Therefore, the vending machine 200 may be divided and applied in two ways depending on the user using the vending machine 200.

First, the same prepaid card concept for the vending machine 200 may be applied to a card user, a credit card user, and a cash user who does not use the card.

The cash user can be used by inserting a certain amount of coins into the coin inlet 210, the card user can be used by inserting the card into the card inlet 220.

In addition, in order to use the vending machine 200, after registering as a member of the Internet site (for example, homepage, etc.) of the service provider that provides the vending machine service, the virtual reserves paid by the activity of the member It can also be used.

In this case, it can be used after receiving member authentication through keyboard 240 operation according to the instructions of the monitor 230. In addition, the keyboard 240 may be omitted by applying the method of the touch screen.

In the same manner as in the various cases, when the vending machine 200 becomes available, the possible input means are displayed on the monitor 230 and a user's selection is requested.

Means that can be input from the vending machine 230 is a disk driver, compact disk driver, image input that can input the user's diskette and compact disk (Compact Disk), the user's image, the user's document, etc. Cameras and scanners.

A case in which the user selects an item for storing a document possessed by the user as a picture file or a document file through the keyboard 240 in response to a request on the monitor 230 will be described.

Thereafter, the user turns on the scanner operation button 250 to activate the scanner 260 by the instructions on the monitor 230.

When the scanner operation button 250 is ON, the scanner 260 located inside the vending machine 200 is moved to the outside, so that the user's requested operation can be performed.

In addition, the scanner 260 is previously located outside, while the vending machine 200 is not used, a transparent plate may be installed on the upper portion of the scanner 260 to protect the scanner. The transparent plate may be configured such that the transparent plate is automatically removed when the user inputs a coin or inserts a card and designates the input device as the scanner 260, thereby enabling the use of the scanner 260.

When the above method is applied, the scanner operation button 250 may be omitted.

In addition, the driver 270 installed in the vending machine 200 may be used to convert the data possessed by the user into another storage method (for example, a diskette into a compact disk).

In addition, the driver 270 may be divided into three parts. One is a space for inserting a floppy disk, the other is a space for inserting a compact disk containing data owned by the user, and the last one is a space for storing as a compact disk at the request of the user.

In addition, in addition to the above method, one space for storing a floppy disk can be added and configured in four parts.

The vending machine 200 may perform the same operation as a conventional sticker camera using the image input camera 280.

In addition, since the vending machine 200 has a built-in web browser, it is also possible to download the necessary data through a communication network, and the data stored in the storage device 130 of the service provider. Download is also possible.

By using the web browser, photo studios located nationwide can be connected to a communication network to receive photographic data of each user.

By the various methods described above, the provided data can be output in the form of an electronic file by using the disk driver and the compact disk driver used as the input means.

In addition, the electronic file may be transmitted to a desired place using a web browser stored in the vending machine 200.

The downloaded multimedia material may be output for a purpose such as a sticker, a postcard, a badge, a letter paper, a CD case, and the output is discharged to the output outlet 290. A picture editor may be included to output the sticker, postcard, badge, letter paper, CD case, or the like.

In addition, the output outlet 290 may be installed separately according to the use of the sticker (sticker), postcards, badges, stationery, CD case and the size of the output.

In addition, by applying various output methods of the vending machine 200, it is also possible to manufacture a commercial use of shirts, handkerchiefs, souvenirs.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in a method of paying a fee for a user to receive multimedia data through a communication network, a method of granting a fee in proportion to the service usage time of the user may be applied.

In order to apply the method, the server 120 statistically analyzes and manages the types and characteristics of data downloaded from a terminal device through a vending machine or a computer. The statistical analysis and management method may be divided into regional classification, age classification, gender classification, time zone classification, daily classification, monthly classification, and the like.

When the user is provided with the multimedia data using the vending machine or the user's personal computer, a fee may be provided (for example, 100 won per minute) according to the access time of the user.

In addition, the present invention may be applied by a method of granting a differential fee according to the designated grade of the multimedia material.

For example, for users to download multimedia materials, some materials that are difficult to obtain are priced relatively high, while materials that are relatively easy to obtain are priced relatively low, and general materials are free to download. (Download) is a way to configure.

In addition, the user can be applied in a manner that gives a rate in proportion to the number of downloads of the multimedia material.

Unlike the above example, the fee is charged in proportion to the quantity of the material downloaded by the user by setting the same amount for each material without considering the rareness of the multimedia material.

In addition, a method of granting a fee to be changed according to the number of downloads of a plurality of users of the multimedia material may be applied.

For example, if a certain material is desired to be downloaded by multiple users, and if there is no user download request for another specific material, the former charges a relatively high amount and the latter relatively This can be done by setting a lower amount.

The above example is possible by always controlling and managing preferences and the number of downloads of a plurality of users in the server.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the vending machine can give preference to the user. The preference may be applied to a method of paying a prize, a method of giving a free use time, a method of allowing a predetermined number of times of free download, and the like.

For example, the benefit may be provided when the user's use time of the vending machine coincides with the time designated by the service provider.

Also, for example, when the number of downloads of the user's specific multimedia material coincides with the number specified by the service provider, the preference may be provided. The number of times may be specified by integrating the entire multimedia material, or may be individually assigned to each multimedia material.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in a method of granting benefits (for example, money compensation, expanding the use of vending machines, etc.) to a multimedia data creator who inputs and transmits multimedia data through a communication network, You can apply the benefits in proportion.

For example, when a specific multimedia data creator registers a plurality of materials, a specific benefit is provided for each data without distinguishing the characteristics of the data.

In addition, a method of granting differential benefits according to the designated grade of the multimedia material may be applied.

For example, data that is generally difficult to obtain gives relatively many benefits, while data that is relatively easy to obtain gives relatively low benefits.

In addition, a method of varying the number of downloads of the multimedia material and providing a benefit may be applied.

For example, when a large number of users have downloaded the material registered by the creator of a specific multimedia data by dividing the data by a certain period of time, the benefit is given in proportion to the number of times. If the number of downloads is small, relatively few benefits are given.

In addition, a method of incorporating the above method and granting a benefit may be applied.

For example, when a creator of a multimedia material registers a material, a kind of performance benefit concept is introduced as a method of granting a certain benefit and then providing an additional benefit when the number of downloads of the material exceeds a reference value. can do.

The vending machine 200 includes an input port 300 to enable input of the user's image input device (eg, a video camera, a digital camera, etc.).

For example, after the user photographs a concert scene of a celebrity, an event scene between the members of the organization, and the like, the user connects an output port of the video camera and an input port of the vending machine to record the contents of the video camera. It can be transmitted to a specific location or saved to a compact disk through a communication network.

The vending machine 200 may include a wired / wireless transceiver 310 for a user using the wired / wireless transceiver.

For example, it is portable and can transmit the stored information of the wired / wireless transceiver including the schedule management function of the user and the storage function such as an address book and an electronic business card, etc. Input to your own wired or wireless transceiver is also possible.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and many variations are possible by those skilled in the art within the spirit of the present invention.

As described above, by using the apparatus and method for providing multimedia materials according to the present invention, the range of materials that a user can request can be expanded to music, pictures, images, masterpieces, characters, personal data possessed by others, and the like. It can satisfy various needs of the user.

In addition, the range of data that can be requested by the user is not limited to the data stored in the storage device, and any data desired by the user can be selected by installing a web browser in the terminal device.

In addition, even if the user outputs the data requested by the user (sticker), postcards, badges, stationery, CD cases, electronic files, diskettes, compact disks (Compact Disk), etc. can be output, limiting the use of the data Do not put

Claims (11)

In the method for providing multimedia data to a desired user through a communication network, A terminal device for inputting and transmitting the designated information of the user; A storage unit for storing the multimedia data; After receiving the transmitted designation information, the server for searching for the multimedia data corresponding to the designation information in the storage unit and transmits to the terminal device of the user Apparatus for providing a multimedia material comprising a. The method of claim 1, Input device for inputting the multimedia data created by the multimedia data creator to the server Apparatus for providing a multimedia material comprising a. The method of claim 1, The terminal device for inputting and transmitting the designated information of the user, What can be input including at least one of a monitor, a keyboard, a scanner, a disk driver, a compact disc driver, an image input camera, and a scanner Apparatus for providing a multimedia material, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, The terminal device for inputting and transmitting the designated information of the user, Built-in a web browser (Web browser) capable of searching at least one of the Internet, intranet, FTP in the terminal device Apparatus for providing a multimedia material, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, The terminal device for inputting and transmitting the designated information of the user, Printable materials including at least one of stickers, postcards, badges, stationery, CD cases, electronic files, diskettes and compact disks Apparatus for providing a multimedia material, characterized in that. In the method for providing multimedia data to a desired user through a communication network, Transmitting the designated information of the user to a server; Receiving the transmitted designation information at the server; Retrieving multimedia data corresponding to the designated information from a storage unit; Transmitting the retrieved multimedia data to a terminal device of a user; Displaying the received multimedia data on a monitor; Method for providing a multimedia material comprising a. The method of claim 6, Receiving an input method selected by the user; Displaying a menu corresponding to the selected input method on a monitor; Method for providing a multimedia material comprising a. The method of claim 6, Inputting multimedia data into an input device; Transmitting the input multimedia data to the server through a communication network; Storing the received multimedia data in the storage unit Method for providing a multimedia material, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 6, Receiving an output method selected by the user; Outputting the multimedia data by the selected output method; Method for providing a multimedia material, characterized in that it further comprises. In a method for paying a fee for a user to receive multimedia data through a communication network, A method of granting a fee in proportion to the service usage time of the user, a method of granting a differential fee according to a specified grade of the multimedia material, a method of granting a fee in proportion to the number of downloads of the multimedia material by the user, and Using at least one of a method of charging a fee according to the number of downloads of a plurality of users of the multimedia material Method for providing a multimedia material characterized in that. In the method of providing a benefit to the creator of the multimedia data to input and transmit the multimedia data through the communication network, A method of granting benefits in proportion to the number of multimedia materials, a method of granting differential benefits according to a specified grade of the multimedia materials, a method of varying the benefits according to the number of downloads of the multimedia materials, and integrating the method Using at least one of the ways to grant benefits Method of supplying a multimedia material characterized in that.